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Islam: Who wins and who loses with Canada’s holiday tax break?

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Shahidul Islam, MacEwan University and Subhadip Ghosh, MacEwan University The federal government is giving Canadians a temporary tax break by exempting GST/HST on certain items during the holiday season from Dec. 14 to Feb. 15. The tax break applies to clothing, footwear, diapers, car seats, toys for children, jigsaw puzzles, physical video games, consoles and […]

London Free Press

Christmas giving in and around London: Who’s in need, how you can help

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It’s called the season of giving for a reason. London-area charities are making a major push to help the less fortunate, collecting everything from food to toys to toiletries to help low-income Londoners, support the city’s homeless or make the holidays brighter for kids in hospital. Here are some of the London-area organizations with donations […]

Junior Hockey London Free Press Sports

First-place London Knights get even better, thanks to NCAA rule change

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Erie Otters overage forward Pano Fimis had a message for his younger brother right after signing with the London Knights. “The first phone call we had, he said, ‘December 18 – be ready’,” Andoni Fimis, the Knights’ new defenceman, recalled. “He has it circled on his calendar, too. It’ll be nice for our family. They […]

Owen Sound Sun Times Sports

Attack add six-foot-seven goalie and another Wray into the mix

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On Monday, the Owen Sound Attack announced the signing of six-foot-seven goaltender Trenten Bennett. The Attack’s 14th-round pick in 2022, Bennett will serve in a backup role to Matthew Koprowski while Carter George is at Hockey Canada’s selection camp and likely the IIHF World Junior Championship until early January. Bennett is signed as an affiliate […]